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  • bmohan55
    4th Gear
    • Sep 2008
    • 435
    #1

    Screw size for speedometer to tranny

    I replaced my speedometer cable last night (quite fiddly with an overdrive!) and lost one of the three screws that hold the cable to the transmission. After working so hard to get two of the screws in I am reluctant to pull one back out to match it up. Can anyone tell me the size I need?

    BTW is there a section in the Green bible that has this data, I looked but couldn't find it.
    04 Disco, Gone-Disco died & so did mine
    '72 S3 88 - Leakey & Squeaky
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    • greenmeanie
      Overdrive
      • Oct 2006
      • 1358
      #2
      IIRC they are either 1BA or 2BA which are fairly difficuly to come by. As I have a habit of dropping these and they are a pain to fit I rethreaded mine for #8 screws. I now have allen head screws that are fairly simple to install with a ball end allen wrench.

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        • Les Parker
          RN Sales Team - Super Moderator
          • May 2006
          • 2020
          #3
          They are 2 BA, in a pinch you could use the dash screws from a Series II/IIA. I like the idea of re-tapping the threads and using a cap screw or allen wrench.
          Les Parker
          Tech. Support and Parts Specialist
          Rovers North Inc.

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            • TeriAnn
              Overdrive
              • Nov 2006
              • 1087
              #4
              Originally posted by greenmeanie
              IIRC they are either 1BA or 2BA which are fairly difficuly to come by. As I have a habit of dropping these and they are a pain to fit I rethreaded mine for #8 screws. I now have allen head screws that are fairly simple to install with a ball end allen wrench.
              That's what I did back when. I used an Allen head so I could use a long shaft allen wrench. Made installation a snap.

              Or just get a GPS that tells you how fast you are going in big numbers.
              -

              Teriann Wakeman_________
              Flagstaff, AZ.




              1960 Land Rover Dormobile, owned since 1978

              My Land Rover web site

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                • morgant
                  1st Gear
                  • Jun 2009
                  • 170
                  #5
                  I didn't seem to have any issues with these screws, but it seems that most people complain about size/access. Is RHD easier to access? Or is it just because I'm IT/admin by profession so I consider these to be large screws?
                  rikuwoiku — to travel overland.
                  1982 Series III 88" (RHD w/2.8L Daihatsu diesel)
                  2002 Discovery II SE

                  CentreSteer.com — A podcast by, for, and about Land Rover owners. (Panelist & Content Producer)

                  SeriesParts.com — A master list of parts, part suppliers (our gracious hosts included), and repair shops for Series Land Rovers.

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                    • scott
                      Overdrive
                      • Oct 2006
                      • 1226
                      #6
                      it's the o/d that makes it tight
                      '64 Series IIA 88 Canvas Tilt
                      '68 Series IIA RHD Ambulance
                      '76 Spitfire 1500
                      '07 LR3 (Series Recovery Vehicle)

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                        • morgant
                          1st Gear
                          • Jun 2009
                          • 170
                          #7
                          Ah, I'd love to have an OD someday, so that is very good to know.
                          rikuwoiku — to travel overland.
                          1982 Series III 88" (RHD w/2.8L Daihatsu diesel)
                          2002 Discovery II SE

                          CentreSteer.com — A podcast by, for, and about Land Rover owners. (Panelist & Content Producer)

                          SeriesParts.com — A master list of parts, part suppliers (our gracious hosts included), and repair shops for Series Land Rovers.

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                            • bmohan55
                              4th Gear
                              • Sep 2008
                              • 435
                              #8
                              You also have to find that "sweet spot" of beer intake while working on it, too little and your hands shake, too much and you can't see the things...maybe that's why I lost one?
                              04 Disco, Gone-Disco died & so did mine
                              '72 S3 88 - Leakey & Squeaky

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                                • scott
                                  Overdrive
                                  • Oct 2006
                                  • 1226
                                  #9
                                  i replaced my cable while sit'n around an elk camp one year. dropped one of them buggers in the dirt and pine needles, too much beer i guess. lucky for me my bro carries a big freak'n magnet in his power wagon
                                  '64 Series IIA 88 Canvas Tilt
                                  '68 Series IIA RHD Ambulance
                                  '76 Spitfire 1500
                                  '07 LR3 (Series Recovery Vehicle)

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